One of London’s busiest areas was brought to a rush-hour standstill this morning as a woman was airlifted to hospital with ‘life threatening’ injuries after being hit by a motorcycle whilst walking along London Bridge.

Accident: A helicopter lands on London Bridge this morning (Pic: @DigitalNetwork on Twitter)

The accident happened at the Tooley Street Junction around 8:40am and involved a pedestrian and motorcycle rider.

London Bridge is one of the busiest traffic and commuter arteries in the country and thousands of people were affected as the London air ambulance was called in.

In dramatic scenes the helicopter landed just before 9.15am between buildings at the top of Duke Street Hill.

The critically ill woman was rushed to an east London hospital, a Met police spokesperson said.

As hundreds of onlookers on their way to work gathered to take pictures of the helicopter, police scrambled to close off Borough High Street, Thomas Street and the eastbound lane in Southwark Street.

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Delays are still expected on the A3 leading into the Square Mile while police continue to investigate the scene.

Eyewitness reports on Twitter described the accident as ‘horrible’ and ‘shocking’.

One user @petiteabeille who saw the accident tweeted: ‘Shaken just witnessed a motorbike and pedestrian accident on London bridge. Avoid London bridge, traffic has come to halt.’

Another explained that the scene of the accident is a notorious black spot for accidents.

‘The junction where the crash happened that started London Bridge trending really is a nightmare. I cycle over it regularly and hate it,’ posted @Hungry_Joe.

Watch a video of the helicopter taking off below, from Twitter user Ben Jones :

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